A German court ruled on Monday that thousands of local Facebook users affected by a massive data breach in 2021 are eligible for compensation.

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    fb could start charging $50 per comment/post/login/anything, and people still won’t delete their account

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        psychological manipulation through FOMO, it’s super effective

        i’m thankful that i never found any of the other bullshit instatwitbooksnaptoks interesting

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        yes it literally is you goof but yes. “brainless zombies” with scoliosis walkingg the streets refreshing the feed in the name of a quick dopamine hit because the screen “sucked their soul out” and they have no real engagement IRL but hey by all means keep swiping broby

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    Do affected people also get a check of a whopping $3.96 in Germany? Or is that just a US thing?

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      Its 100€ if you can not prove that any harm was done. It could be more with proof (ie spam call logs etc)

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        Hey, that’s really good then. Minimum of a hundred bucks is good with me.

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    the claims against Meta expire at the end of this year, so users would have to act quickly — by filing a lawsuit and proving they were victims of the incident

    This is somewhat misleading.

    They have to file their claim before the end of the year. But then they can add the proof later.